i already knew of sumara when she contacted me about her wedding - she’s a super talented mehndi artist herself and she did work on some brides whose weddings i’d photographed before. for her own bridal mehndi, she commissioned henna by shazia, whose intricate, gorgeous design…

THESE TWO. this image is from the first night of their three-day wedding extravaganza last fall; the exuberant joy, love, and the general good-time-having you see here pretty much encapsulates what all three days were like. i met lena at her brother’s…

sometimes being a wedding photographer reminds me of being a reporter - you meet people briefly, and get to know them in very specific and limited ways for a very short time, but often they leave an impression that lasts much longer than the time you’re working together. anyone can see from these photos…

fatimah and aamir’s wedding in the spring of 2017 was one of the most memorable of my career, for so many reasons! i had met aamir refai back in 2011 when i photographed his older sister lubna’s wedding in 2011 - his family is from northern california, so the refai events were all held there, in the bay area. he and his sister both married folks from maryland…

maliha and tariq’s wedding day is one of the most beautiful i can remember - gorgeous sun and sky - so we were able to take full advantage of the beauty of the location, too - belmont manor in columbia, md - with its rolling hills, long, tree-line driveway, and sundrenched gardens…